Metal

Let’s start out by saying that we do NOT stan, or really even like, Live Nation over here (who the hell does?), but, just like last time, we feel like this is a pretty good deal worth sharing. The ticket monopoly just announced this years $30 “Ticket to Live” shows, seemingly the same as their

Another day, another creep to call out. Can Slam Dunk Festival founder Ben Ray please come to the front? You’ve got some explaining to do. Yesterday, British actress and showgirl Jenny Miller blasted social media accusing Ray of sexual assault. She says the two were friends with a working relationship where she would sometimes dance

Last week, attendees of this year’s Monsters of Rock Cruise boarded the Norwegian Joy and embarked on a trip from Miami to Grand Turk full of good times and great music. It was supposed to be a celebration of all things rock and metal on the high seas, but one dude apparently didn’t get the

Greetings,Decibelreaders! It’s an important day for metal, as we’re given the lastAt the Gates album featuring Tomas Lindberg. Lots to say about that below. But it’s also a day to be grateful for the other releases on this list, especially if you want to hear the future of the melodic death metal as well (scroll

Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Festreturns to Denver for its fifth round, tapping the Fillmore Auditorium as home of the world’s loudest, heaviest, most extreme craft beer festival on Friday and Saturday, December 4-5, 2026. Southern doom supergroupDownmake their first Denver appearance in over 12 years to headline Saturday night (December 5), while crossover thrash

Due to visa processing issues,Fulciare unable to perform on the upcoming Decibel Magazine Tour, as well as Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2026 on May 3. Fulci will return next year as part of the 2027 Decibel Tour. But this year, Texas heavy metal mastersSpirit Adrifthave stepped up to fill the void, joining

What a day! Two stories referencing baseball and two chances for me to talk about how the New York Mets have failed me up to this point. (Really, it’s bad you guys.) But down in Baltimore, the Orioles are doing relatively okay and earlier today they announced that they would be celebrating GRAMMY-winning hometown hardcore

We chatted with Denver-based atmospheric band Sungrave about their recent self-released EP, Cold Flesh and No One. The EP was written, produced, and performed by Sungrave and Creaturess as part of their fall 2025 Midwest tour. The cover art was painted by Denver-based artist Josh Porter, specifically inspired by the music and concept. Drums were

Finnish symphonic metal outfit Amberian Dawn released the second single off their forthcoming album Temptation’s Gates earlier today, titled “The Vision of Dreaming”. And though the album won’t come out until June 26 via Napalm Records, it’s yet another introduction to the band’s new vocalist Nicole Willerton. Speaking of the single, keyboardist/guitarist Tuomas Seppälä explained

“I Skogens Djup” is probably not the song title you’d expect from Vancouver, BC-based melodic/symphonic DM outfit Atavistia. After all, Swedish is clearly not the Canuck foursome’s first language. But this latest single from the band’s upcoming fifth full-length, Old Gods Awaken, was inspired by Scandinavian folk metal and Atavistia—Mattias Sippola (guitar/vocals), Max Sepulveda (drums),

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has been living his best life. Ever since leaving the biggest band on the planet, the dude’s been cashing in fat royalties checks and living off the Black Album for decades. He’s also since done other musical stuff to varying degrees of success and exposure, playing with Ozzy, Voivod, and

Mexican death thrash OGs Mortuary—formed way back in 1998, where their original run lasted until 1997 before reuniting full-time in 2008—are staking their claim to modern supremacy with Great Black Earth, their first release since 2012. Mortuary haven’t lost a step in their time out of the studio, perfectly resurrecting the primitive early days sound

Today is the official holiday for pot smokers everywhere, so that makes it the perfect day for a pair of stoner rock bands to tease something huge. After all, they know their fan bases are in an altered state that should make them an almost captive audience, doomscrolling on their phones and whatnot. Earlier today,

Swedish death thrash project Since the Death, going back to its first EP in 2017, has always been a one-man solo project helmed by multi-instrumentalist Oscar Rask. However, on the latest effort,Entangled,Rask (drums/synths/samples/bass/vocals) is joined by Richard Adolfsson on guitar. The pair have manifested a fervently energetic 10-song full-length—the fourth from STD—that’s a buzzsaw of

Who doesn’t love a triumphant return? I mean, we love it more when it actually means you’re here to stay, but sometimes, you gotta just take what you can get. Deathcore band Bloodbather decided to exit the scene back in 2024 but apparently, that wasn’t the end. This week, the band returned with two new

We’ve got some bad news for Scorpions fans in India, unfortunately. They were supposed to head out on a four-city run for their “Coming Home” tour hitting Mumbai, Bengaluru, Shillong, and Delhi-NCR later this month, but sadly, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Scorpions were originally set to start the tour at the

Space truckin’ rock act Clutch are continuing their line of vinyl reissues called the “Clutch Collector’s Series” with the upcoming drop of a new version of Earth Rocker. Released back in 2013 — fuck, has it really been 13 years?! Fuck, I’m getting old — this new version will be pressed onto 12″ vinyl and

Greeting,Decibel readers! We didn’t do an edition last week, which means we need to back-track to cover a major, triumphant release from one of death metal’s finest. But you’ll also find other variations of death and devastation below. Have a great weekend! — Ignobleth – Manor of Primitive Anticreation The exact opposite of positive, uplifting,

Photo Credit – Ken Joseph with Pixel Paige Photography Michigan heavy band Killcrown have dropped the official music video for their debut single “DEATH,” from their upcoming, yet‑to‑be‑titled full‑length album due later this year on Exitus Stratagem Records. Shot by Pixel Page Photography inside the band’s former jam space, the video has a claustrophobic, raw

Photo courtesy of Nick Wood (@nick_wood14) State of Illusion are sharing their new video for “Death Is Not The End” ahead of their forthcoming album Pluto’s Ghost, out independently tomorrow. Check it out below. “We feel like ‘Death Is Not the End’ is a great song to represent State of Illusion and Pluto’s Ghostbecause it